LSI SAS9201-16e Cable info

[Dave304]

Just bought a LSI SAS9201-16e, I realize it's external.
But my case has holes for cables so I can run the cables into the box to my SATA drives.

Will this cable work:
10Gbps 1M SATA 7 Pin to Mini SAS 4i 36P SFF-8087 Back Plane Cable SFF-8087

I've looked at lots of cables and they get a little confusing.. Just want to make sure they will work with this HBA card...

Or do I need something else..
I have 8 SATA drives now.. So two of these will work....

 

[Dave304]

Well after further research.. It looks like the 9201 external needs a SFF-8088 cable..
These are a little more expensive, unless I can find some cheaper ones that work 4x per cable...

Card is only about $50.00

But the cables look to be about $25.00+ for x4 cables...
Although if I wait 3-4 weeks I can get some shipped in from china on ebay...

Hmm...
have to think more on this..

 

[melloa]

The link on your post is not working, but the name made me think is those would work to connect straight to the drives or only to the backplane.

 

[Dave304]

The link on your post is not working, but the name made me think is those would work to connect straight to the drives or only to the backplane.

Thanks, I corrected the link....

But not sure I can plug a SFP-8087 into that card.. Still doing some searching..

 

[Ericloewe]

You'll need:

• One SFF-8087 cable
• One SFF-8088 cable
• One SFF-8087/8088 adapter

 

[Dave304]

You'll need:

• One SFF-8087 cable
• One SFF-8088 cable
• One SFF-8087/8088 adapter

Thanks, I will check the adapter out...

But will this cable not work:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mini-SAS-SF...900055?hash=item2ef3825317:g:etUAAOSwV0RXvssR

It says the connectors will connect to SATA HDD's.

Thanks

 

[Mr_N]

probably easier buying a card with an internal connector :P

 

[Dave304]

probably easier buying a card with an internal connector :p

Thanks...

I found this external card that will handle up to 16 drives for $50.00...

Its a nice card, price is right.. Just thought it was a good option if I decide to add more drives in the future..
And the internal card costs a lot more...